Sub-$1000 sweet spot

And that's no idle boast, if the latest news on the pricing plans for Ultrabooks are anything to go by, with strong suggestions that Intel is set to hit that all-important sub-$1,000 sweet spot price point.

The latest news on Ultrabook manufacturing costs comes from Digitimes, which claims that Intel's Ultrabook's standard bills of materials will be in the range of $500-$700, which is noticeably less than the cost of manufacture of an Apple MacBook Air.

Digitimes also notes that Intel is considering using fiberglass instead of opting for a unibody magnesium-aluminum chassis, in an "aggressive" move to cut price even further.